A “death by study” is a legislative maneuver that effectively kills a bill by turning it into something the Legislature will study as opposed to something that will become law. It’s a way for lawmakers to basically reject something without having necessarily be on the record voting against it. In this instance, lawmakers don’t have…

Over the last several years the North Dakota University System been plagued with scandal and controversy, a lot of it owing to things revealed by way of records requests with some of those requests originating with lawmakers. In response to that problem the university system – through their employee, bill sponsor Senator Tim Flakoll of…

Today, Senator Heidi Heitkamp will welcome Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to North Dakota for a two-day trip focused on rail and public safety issues. Or at least, that’s what Heitkamp wants people to be talking about. Here’s what’s really happening: As the number two at DHS, Mayorkas is responsible for carrying out…